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| Title | Chinese Independence Day parade, 1945 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1945 |
| Caption | In this photo, participants prepare for a parade celebrating the 34th anniversary of the Xinhai revolution, or the end of Imperial China in 1911. A man in an elaborate lion costume will dance and stomp through the streets of Seattle's Chinatown (now the International District) accompanied by drums and gongs. |
| Notes | Hand written on sleeve: SEATTLE, Chinese Independence Day.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 11, 1945. |
| Subjects | Chinese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial street--Washington (State)--Seattle; Costumes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Drums--Washington (State)--Seattle; Holidays--Washington (State)--Seattle; International District (Seattle, Wash.); Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Chin, Alice; Chin, Norma; Chinn, Park; Pung, Yee Jung; Woo, Bill; Woo, Jeanie; Woo, Laila; Woo, Marie |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.7836 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. . |
